Journalists Killed in 2001 - Motive Confirmed: Marc Brunereau
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | January 2002 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 2001 - Motive Confirmed: Marc Brunereau, January 2002, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4e64956623.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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September 5, 2001, in Taloqan/Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan
Brunereau, a freelance reporter who spent years covering the war in Afghanistan for publications including the Belgian daily Le Soir, died in Tashkent of wounds sustained in a 1999 shelling incident in Taloqan, Afghanistan.
Brunereau and others were arriving by helicopter in the northern city of Taloqan when the airfield came under Taliban fire. Brunereau suffered severe shrapnel wounds. Although he received months of medical treatment, including several operations, shrapnel that remained in his body caused continuing health problems and apparently resulted in his death two years later.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | War |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Foreign |
| Freelance: | Yes |
| Type of Death: | Crossfire/Combat-Related |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Military Officials |
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